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Unit 7: The Titanic
Past simple and past continuous

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  1. 1 Nice to meet you!
  2. 2 What to wear
  3. 3 Like this, like that
  4. 4 The daily grind
  5. 5 Christmas every day
  6. 6 Great achievers
  7. 7 The Titanic
  8. 8 Travel
  9. 9 The big wedding
  10. 10 Sunny's job hunt
  11. 11 The bucket list
  12. 12 Moving and migration
  13. 13 Welcome to BBC Broadcasting House
  14. 14 New Year, New Project
  15. 15 From Handel to Hendrix
  16. 16 What's the weather like?
  17. 17 The Digital Revolution
  18. 18 A detective story
  19. 19 A place to live
  20. 20 The Cult of Celebrity
  21. 21 Welcome to your new job
  22. 22 Beyond the planets
  23. 23 Great expectations!
  24. 24 Eco-tourism
  25. 25 Moving house
  26. 26 It must be love
  27. 27 Job hunting success... and failure
  28. 28 Speeding into the future
  29. 29 Lost arts
  30. 30 Tales of survival

Session 3

We have already heard the story of Eva Hart, a child travelling on Titanic with her family. In this session, we'll look at two more stories from survivors of the disaster: Karen Abelseth and Gus Cohen. You'll read a letter, listen to a dramatic story of escape, do some pronunciation practice, and take a quiz.

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Activity 3

Three tales of survival

Test yourself

So far, we have heard the survival tales of Eva Hart, Karen Abelseth, and Gus Cohen. How much can you remember about them? Try our quiz to find out!

Hojii kana yaali

To do

Match each of the sentences about the Titanic to the correct person.

 

Whose story are these from?

6 Questions

Sort these sentences into the right boxes

Baga gammadde! Qormaata xumurteetta
Excellent! Great job! Carraa badaa! Qabxii argatte:
x / y

Whose story are these from?

6 Questions

Sort these sentences into the right boxes

Baga gammadde! Qormaata xumurteetta
Excellent! Great job! Carraa badaa! Qabxii argatte:
x / y

End of Session 3

Well done! We hope you enjoyed those dramatic tales of survival. In Session 4, we will hear from some different people about what they were doing when some important recent events happened. Then, you will get the chance to share some of your experiences and memories of the same events.

Wiirtuu gadi-buufatan

Qabiyyee koorsiiwwan dhihoo kanaa